{"id":7019,"date":"2022-11-15T16:27:10","date_gmt":"2022-11-15T16:27:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vmunleashed.com\/?p=7019"},"modified":"2024-10-02T15:27:05","modified_gmt":"2024-10-02T14:27:05","slug":"exclusive-interview-with-tim-radley-sustainable-ethical-retailing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vmunleashed.com\/retailmeaning\/exclusive-interview-with-tim-radley-sustainable-ethical-retailing\/","title":{"rendered":"Exclusive Interview with Tim Radley: &#8220;Sustainability &#038; Ethical Retailing&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Join Tim Radley, international retail specialist, and founder of VM-Unleashed, as he chats with Louise Lally about the world of retail sustainability, diverse shopping channels, rental &amp; second-hand resell, on-demand manufacturing &amp; the virtual inventory, and how sustainability, ethical governance and diversity are intrinsically linked.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Please click on the image link below\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-embed-handler wp-block-embed-embed-handler wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Retailing with Meaning ep 4 \u201dSustainability and Ethics in Retail\u201d\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/5kAcbSg62AE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>In this interview Tim explains and illustrates with best practice examples, the important areas that all retailers should consider when considering their retail strategies &amp; sustainable propositions, their choice of suppliers, how to mix rental, re-sell, and on-demand and how to run shops in a responsible way. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Topics in the interview include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWhat is sustainability?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe core of sustainability &#8211; buying less stuff &amp; producing less stuff!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cDifferent ways to the ethical market &#8211; rental, resale, re-use\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe rise of the home stylist \u2013 making the most of your wardrobe\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cRe-educating the customer to appreciate and use products in better ways\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWays that smaller independent retailers can be sustainable\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cSustainable accreditation and the problem of brand transparency &amp; greenwashing\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe link between sustainability and ethics &#8211; &#8216;Patagonia selling itself to a trust to ensure profits go to good causes\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cUpcycling and creating collectable product marketplaces\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2018Loanhood and the communities across sustainability &#8211; interactive lenders &amp; borrowers, buyers &amp; sellers\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2018New approaches to inventory and the supply chain &#8211; committed, bespoke, virtual and instant inventory\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On-demand, digital printing, instant inventory and non-ownership\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br>This is the final one of 4 exclusive interviews Tim is giving during October. 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